This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasynovels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club. Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished and put an asterisk beside the ones you loved.

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Digging around, it seems that the reason Shannara may be on the list is that epic fantasy had fallen out of favor in the late 70's. Shannara is credited as having reintroduced it into the public mainstream.

I like a few books that happen to be sci-fi, but I don't seek it out as a genre.Moreover, why is A Handmaid's Tale not on this list? Granted, it's more dystopian that straight sci-fi, but as this list includes Anne Rice and J.K. Rowling, I don't think it's using such strict criteria.

5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling27. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice (Anne Rice is Sci-Fi??? Also, I hate her writing style, even when I like the story.)30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin31. Little, Big, John Crowley46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein (not good!)(Also, I've liked Isaac Asimov in the past, I just haven't read any of these)

I hate cyber-whatever-bullshit. I suppose by calling it bullshit I am showing my bias. I loathe, personally, plots or concepts that revolve around technology taking over people, or people inserting themseleves into computers, or computers being inserted into people, or people jacking in, or... I hope that sort of explains it. From what I understand that's what that book is about. Add to that that I hate dystopian books/movies most of the time, and you have a recipe for disaster. I already agreed to read John Steakley's Armor someday, as well as Snow Crash, but this one I feel confident I won't be proven wrong about.

As to why I hate that stuff? Or should I say have a distinct distaste for? I think that's a much longer, meandering comment. Maybe a post.